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06-11-12 | 11:47 PM

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mkeller234

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From: Canton, OH

Bikes: 1990 Trek 1420 - 1978 Raleigh Professional - 1973 Schwinn Collegiate - 1974 Schwinn Suburban

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Originally Posted by mb158127

Yea I guess that's what I am seeing. Someone PM'd me to beg me not to use neatsfoot. While others swear by it. I don't get how no opinion has coalesced around a best practice on this.

Anyway, here are some pics by request, don't know if you can 'see' hardness. I've been using the proofide every day, letting it sit for 24 hrs then polishing and reapplying. I may try to heat treatment since this makes sense as it is wax based.

That looks similar to a B15 that had once. That saddle was rock hard and the leather was THICK! I compared it to my Brooks Professional and found it was noticeably thicker. Maybe you can do something, but It might just be a hard saddle.

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